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Autumn alpine climbing can bring both rewards and frustrations in the high mountains. The peaks are quiet, the weather often stable and the low temperatures can help with snow/ice routes. The frustrations can arise from the lack of lifts and huts. And when the snow...
The classic alpine summer season is drawing to a end here in Chamonix. The hotels and lifts are starting to close and the alpine guides are comparing how many days they have left before holiday time. Conditions for climbing continue to be excellent though. Lot's of...
What a great three days on the big hill. Perfect weather, good conditions and everyone to the summit together. You can't ask for much more than that. It was a pleasure guiding and climbing with former Devon outdoor education colleague John and his friends Sam and...
After what feels like a long hot summer, the weather has cooled and the fresh snow has stuck around. This has really helped some routes that have been getting a bit icy. But for our teams on the Matterhorn and Eiger this week it has been a bit frustrating. We needed...
So you’re looking from an alternative, or a follow-on from Mont Blanc? Just because Mont Blanc is the highest, it doesn’t mean it’s the best or the hardest. Like Everest, it attracts a lot of attention due to its height prominence. Although it is highly...
It's Chamonix's busiest week this summer. The town is full of runners on the various UTMB races and everywhere you look there are fresh faced runners collecting bib numbers, or hobbling, muddy and completely knackered runners having just completed their particular...
After a what feels like a couple of weeks of unsettled weather and tricky conditions in the mountains, our Matterhorn trip this month all seemed to go to schedule and for once we spent the whole trip on plan A! Starting the week with a escalating series of climbs and...
Back home and just about recovered from yesterday's effort on the Eiger. It was a great finale to eight days climbing with Sarah and we ticked off a whole bunch of good climbs including the Petit Verte, Perrons traverse, east ridge of Monte Viso, the Index and the...
